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Tue, November 4th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Bitcoin donations reach Ebola charities in Sierra Leone much faster – Benke
BitcoinAgainstEbola.org has revealed that Bitcoin donations reach charities and people in Sierra Leone much faster and at a lower cost compared to traditional money transfer services and banks. → Read more
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Tue, November 4th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft launches mentorship programme for female graduates in Kenya
Microsoft has announced the launch of its new EmployMentor programme that is aimed at kick-starting careers for female graduates in business and technology fields; it would also promote skills development in the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Compulsory listing of telcos could send foreign investors away from Nigeria – expert
Taiwo Oyedele a tax expert at PricewaterHouseCoopers (PWC) has warned that the move by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to compel telecoms companies such as MTN, Airtel and Etisalat to become publicly listed companies may send foreign companies away from the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Smile to cover 60 cities in Nigeria by 2015
Internet service provider Smile Communications has announced plans to cover 60 cities and 9 additional states in Nigeria by the end of 2015. The announcement was made by the company's Chief Marketing Officer Alero Ladipo. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Investors are only willing to invest in already established startups -CcHUB
Femi Longe, co-founder of Nigeria's Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has said that investors are more willing to invest in startups that have become already established and are rapidly and steadily growing. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian bank launches value added services on POS
One of Nigeria's major commercial banks United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced the introduction of Value Added Services (VAS) on it Point of Sale (POS) terminals. The bank in a statement said services supported include airtime purchase, cable subscription, electricity, water and other bill payments. → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Opinion: Spinlet may be getting it right in Nigeria
'Who will crack the market?' has always been the million dollar question that many Nigerians that follow the music streaming sector in the country often ask, this is not unconnected to the relative ease with which it is possible to get free Nigerian music online. → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Austrian firm delivers multifunctional smart ID cards to Nigerian govt
Austria Card (Lykos Group) has announced it has produced and delivered to the Nigerian government identity cards with multiple innovative applications such as e-ID combined with biometrics, e-Health, voter-ID, pension-ID, and payment (EMV). → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Bharti Airtel reports increased revenues for Africa in Q2 Financial Results for the Quarter ended September 30, 2014
Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel” or “the Company”) has announced its audited consolidated IFRS results for the Second quarter ended September 30, 2014. → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
South African brothers launch Ebola Care app
Two South African brothers have launched the Ebola Care app to aid the fight against Ebola. The app has already been deployed in Liberia by More Than Me, a not-for-profit organisation. → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung to retain smartphone leadership in Africa with Note 4
Technology company Samsung has announced it plans to retain its leadership position in Africa's smartphone market with the planned release of its latest product Galaxy Note 4 in East and West Africa in November and December. → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers – DHL
Global logistics and transportation company DHL has revealed that Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers given that online shopping is in its infancy in the region. → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
NSE making progress in making Nigerian telcos publicly listed companies
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced it is making progress in encouraging telecoms companies operating in Nigeria to become publicly listed companies and to sell shares. This was disclosed by the bourse’s CEO Oscar Onyema. → Read more
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Wed, October 29th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Philips anchors anti-counterfeit campaign on SMS, online tools
Royal Philips today launched its “Buy Original” campaign; an informative anti-counterfeit initiative that will make use of short text messages and online tools such as websites and social media to highlight the existence of counterfeit products in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
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Wed, October 29th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kagame calls for enhanced broadband planning processes by governments
Governments must enhance their National Broadband planning process to enable ICTs and broadband to catalyse socio-economic development, according to an Open Letter from the Broadband Commission for Digital Development to delegates attending the ITU’s 2014Plenipotentiary Conference. → Read more
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Wed, October 29th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria wins ITU Gender Empowerment Award
Nigeria has received an award from the International Telecommunications Union ITU and UN Women for initiating policies and programs empowering women and girls via ICT. → Read more
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Wed, October 29th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Feature: Online football betting on the rise in Nigeria
Few years ago, Nigerians only watched football matches of the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Spanish La Liga and Italian Serie A. The only times they saw online betting were on the jerseys of some football teams. And for those that still wanted to bet, they had to fill long pages of paper to play what is known as 'pool'. → Read more
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Wed, October 29th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Adekunle Jinadu, Founder & CEO, Gingerbox.com.ng
Jinadu is the CEO and founder of Gingerbox.com.ng. In this interview, he spoke to HumanIPO on why they decided to shut down Jaramall which was one of the popular ecommerce platforms in Nigeria offering over 700 products, to focus solely on delivering fruits and nuts to offices. → Read more
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Tue, October 28th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan startup Echo Mobile partners IBM, Airtel to fight Ebola outbreak
IBM Research Africa, Airtel and Kenya's Echo Mobile have launched a citizen engagement and analytics system in Sierra Leone that enables communities affected by Ebola to communicate their issues and concerns directly to the government; a donation of IBM Connections technology in Nigeria to strengthen the Lagos State government’s preparedness for future disease outbreaks; and a global platform for sharing Ebola-related open data. → Read more
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Tue, October 28th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Alcatel-Lucent, MTN to boost connectivity in Nigeria with ultra-broadband 100G fiber-optic data network
Alcatel-Lucent is opening up Africa’s most populous nation to the benefits of ultra-broadband connectivity by launching a superfast, 100 gigabit-per-second fiber-optic network with MTN Nigeria, a subsidiary of Dubai-based MTN Group and the leading service provider in Africa. → Read more
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